Author Archives: Adri

About Adri

My name is Adri. I am an experienced English Language Teacher and academic manager with a passion for transforming education. A life-long student and a reflective classroom practitioner, I actively look for ways to develop my skillset and help others do the same.

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EAL Digest – September 2024

This month I’m giving the EAL Digest a try – thanks Pete for trusting me with it! Let’s see what’s new in the world of EAL: New releases Drumroll, please!… Read more »

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Supporting elementary English

Our EAL provision in the elementary school this year included supported English lessons for immersion and intermediate level EAL learners in years 1 to 6 on a weekly basis. In… Read more »

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Lessons learned: my journey as a volunteer – vol. 2

Volunteering has always been a big part of my life. I have always felt that it’s a good way to pay it forward and to give back to my communities…. Read more »

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Translanguaging as a learning skill?

At a recent ELLSA workshop where EAL teachers across Kuala Lumpur were discussing translanguaging, I picked up on lots of comments that we were making about trying to find the… Read more »

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Inclusion and EAL

After my chat with Khanh-Duc Kutting on Teachers Talk Radio about inclusion and why it matters in the EAL classroom and my recent involvement with the inclusion strategic development committee… Read more »

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Science and EAL in the elementary school

Over the past few weeks, I’ve become more involved in Science in Year 6 through observations and cover needs. This is a welcome development for me as in my previous… Read more »

Celebrating success stories

It seems impossible but we are approaching half term in the second term of the academic year. It is that precarious time of the year when we reflect on term… Read more »

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Working with the Cambridge command words

Special thanks to Pete Clements at EALPlanning for prompting me to write this all up in a post. Cambridge command words are essential for all KS3 and KS4 learners. EAL… Read more »

Using L1 to support and enhance language learning

A while ago I had the opportunity to chat to Laura Wilkes at TESOL Pop about using L1s in the language classroom. You can listen to the podcast here or… Read more »

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Lessons learned: my journey as a volunteer

A year ago I started volunteering with the IATEFL YLTSIG and what a year it’s been! I’ve had the chance to work with some truly inspiring people who are on… Read more »